British lighting, furniture and interior designer Lee Broom will debut a series of six new lighting collections during the Salone del Mobile on Via Palermo in the Brera district of Milan this June. Marking the brand’s 15-year anniversary, Divine Inspiration will be the first lighting release for Lee Broom in four years, and will showcase a series of new ethereal lighting pieces in a range of materials including a limited-edition collection in white plaster which is hand crafted by the designer himself. Renowned for his theatrical product installations, this will be his largest exhibition to date in Milan.
Divine Inspiration began with Broom’s research into the world of Brutalist architecture. This led him to explore places of worship throughout the ages and the monumental design language associated with religious architecture, interiors, and artefacts. With a leaning towards the pared back silhouettes of Modernism and the Brutalist architecture that surrounded Broom as he grew up, these new creations consider how light is often linked to hallowed places, evoking a sense of stillness, reverence, and contemplation.
| Hours | Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PMSunday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Venue | Blindarte |
| Type | Design Exhibition |
| Duration | 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
| City | Milan |
About
Lee Broom
Lee Broom is one of the UK’s leading product designers and a premium global design brand. With his highly original brand of luxury furniture and lighting designs, his work is recognised and retailed across the globe. Since founding the company in 2007, he has created over 100 furniture, accessory and lighting pieces, all of which are designed, manufactured and retailed under the Lee Broom brand. He has also collaborated with many other leading global brands including Christian Louboutin, Mulberry, Bergdorf Goodman and Wedgwood. Lee Broom’s designs can be seen in hotels, restaurants and homes across the world as well as on magazine covers and in newspapers internationally. His designs are both unique yet familiar as he takes classic styles and reinterprets them in new and contemporary ways with an unexpected edge.Taking inspiration from his background in fashion design, he strives to embrace and explore new themes while keeping an overarching house style. Using the highest quality materials, combined with the latest technology, Lee Broom constantly evolves and innovates, resulting in his signature mix of classicism and modernity. Having started out in theatre school, a beginning which has greatly influenced the sense of drama and narrative that his collections create, his career took a change of direction after he won a fashion design competition at the age of 17. This led him to meet and then go onto work for the legendary designer Vivienne Westwood, after which he studied for a degree in fashion design at Central St Martins. Fashion is still a great source of inspiration and The Guardian commented, “Lee Broom is to furniture what Marc Jacobs or Tom Ford are to fashion.” Lee Broom has won over 30 awards to date including the prestigious British Designer of the Year Award and The Queen’s Award for Enterprise presented by Her Majesty The Queen at Buckingham Palace. Presenting his collections each year in Milan, New York and London Design Weeks, he has gained a reputation for creating conceptual dynamic installations which are surreal, experiential and always unexpected. Making design a successful global business Lee Broom’s products are retailed in over 250 stores in 50 countries around the world alongside his own flagship showrooms in London and New York.
